title: Assessing preoperative nerve damage is the best predictor of outcome following carpal tunnel surgery.
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peat
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index